Future of Science and the academic world

Natascha Eckert Universities were one of the strongest pillars in the Western Age of Enlightenment. Over time, the segregation into independent disciplines replaced the classical four faculties (theology, jurisprudence, philosophy,…

Marek Kwiek The focus on elite universities The university sector in 2040 will be sharply stratified: globally and intra-nationally. There will be a small ultra-elite league of well-funded research-focused universities,…

Markus Perkmann As an organisational form, the university has proven extraordinarily resilient. With the first university established in Bologna more than a 1000 years ago, universities have proven to be…